Balls of Steel!

now that is some incredible spin. i’ll give you credit. you certainly know how to bullshit.

worst sports weekend ever.

celts lose 2, b’s piss one away with .4 secs and now this horseshit.

peyton gump going to get the biggest bj ever. “he’s such a warrior, he persevered” pathetic. we prematurely ejaculated that game.

are you fucking kidding me? you don’t really believe that do you?
horrible..just fucking horrible clock management at end of game.
proving once again, that when he isn’t cheating..belichick is playing fucking candyland while everyone else is playing chess.
how in the fuck did they lose that game to bubba and co???
suck a dick belichick

Fuck!!

Early Alzheimer’s. In Bill we trust but…

great call, horrible execution. no need to leave it up to a horrible spot with the game on the line. get it to moss for 5 or 6. manning in the colts clearly get the call again. see those asshats in the playoffs

whatever pats fans. shake it off. when it counts, you will win. trust me. this is coming from a die hard jets fan that is super fucking sick of football already. we will continue to find new and embarrasing ways to lose and you guys will use this as a firestarter and steamroll through the rest of the season. its fucking meant to be. i hate my life.

It was the right call to go for it, especially when it pays off. But speaking of paying off, it’s clear that ref was.

that’s a great call if you’re playing Madden 10

Dear Mush,
I am only going to address your first sentence since the rest of your blog is most likely drivel: You lost because your coach, the almighty, shit his fucking pants. Hubris and ego consumed him to the point that he could not accept that he and his team were fallible.
Glad I had a dime on the winners even if they only wound up pushing.

I agree I like the call, although just to throw it out there Bills biggest mistake in his tenure so far has been not paying Asante….We need that shut down corner…..

Belichick pulled a Grady Little! WTF

only idiots would have punted there. 100% the right move.

Fuck!! I wanted them to go on the 4th, and they fucking had it too. But Colts almost ran out of time just having to go 30 or so yards. So maybe the punt would of been the better move. The D would of held them I think.

Nvm fuck the punt they had that dam 4th down.

bruins,

They hudled and didn’t use a time out and ran the ball. They would have had all day. clock wouln’t have mattered. 100% the right move and they actually got it and got screwed

strange decision to go for it, no doubt. but faulk had the 1st, and that ref had no business making that juggling call. faulk had his back turned to that ref and immediately got possesion. but if they call it a 1st down, no 2 minute drama for the NFL’s marquee matchup of the weekend. also that pass interference was some absolute bullshit. but again, if the colts don’t continue that drive then no late drama. absolute horseshit.

but hey, at least we’re not jets fans! this is a weekly thing for them

Not a fan of the Pats, but i still think it is the right call. Its the same call they made against Atlanta going for it in their own territory and taking it down to seal the game. Worked great then, a little luck for the Colts and it didn’t work out this time.

Needed to run on that 3rd down… Terrible terrible play call

I agree with the call. most defenses are expecting it to be an attempt to draw them offsides and might be sitting on their ass. Agree that it should have been looked at in the booth. it was under the two minute mark until they put the time back on the clock for some reason. I couldve sworn that the clock doesn’t automatically stop at 2 mins if the play is still going on. At least send that to the booth.

ps. how in the world does dallas clark always get wide open? I feel like he’s an offensive lineman that just wanders down the field

Dear fucking idiots in New England…

It’s obviously the wrong move because the Patriots lost the fucking game.

sincerely,
18-1 forever

Still can’t fucking believe they lost that game. Horrible sports weekend indeed.

The play that was the killer was Brady calling the timeout before the 1st play of the last series because we should have been able to challenge the Faulk play and there’s no excuse for not being able to line the team up after a kickoff.

And it pisses me off that people are saying that BB has no confidence in the defense when that 4th down call was all about having confidence in his offense to pick up 2 yards.

play was definitely a first down, shitty that the ref made that call and that they didn’t have any timeouts to challenge but whatever. they had no business punting when you have the best QB and two best WR in the game on the field to end it. i don’t think it shows lack of trust in the D either, cause what difference does it make if they stop them at the colts 30 as opposed to the pats 30? just lots of confidence in the offense and unfortunately they didn’t catch the break this time..

also, they lost in worse fashion 3 years ago in the AFC title game and then blew a perfect season the next year. i’ll take losing a stunner in the second week of november than january. especially when they are still in first place and get to pummel the jests next week

The fact we didn’t have a timeout to challenge that spot on 4th down is the only thing I can fault BB on. I liked the 4th down call.

i love BB and the pats as much as anybody but if you think that is a good call then you need to get Bill’s cock outta ya mouth!!!

pres you’re right.
timeout thing was a mistake.
going for it on 4th was the right call.
faulk goes 3 more inches 70% of the time and everyone’s tripping over themselves to slob bill’s knob.

going for it was the right call. sometimes shit doesn’t work out.

Also, Zolack is an idiot. He’s saying the ref was in the perfect position to make the call on the spot but Faulk’s back is to him and there’s no way the ref can judge the point of possession.

The clock does not stop at two minutes while the play is still in progress. I don’t understand why they put that time back on the clock? That should have been under 2 minutes and reviewed by the booth. They must have thought he was down before the 2 minute warning hit, which is bull shit.

Absolutely the right call. You all knew Peyton was gonna score in 45 seconds if we punted, don’t you? Or have you never watched a colts game? They do it all the time. Right call, and they MADE IT! And the interference call was so bad they ought to be checking that ref’s bank account.

yourmomlovesme good coaching ain’t about always making the call that works… if you thinkt that you don’t know shit about football.

sometimes in football you see a call and the play doesn’t work but you’re like man that was a good call

personally i thought they should have run a draw on 4 and 2 but thats just me

going for it was the right move

Absolutely 100% the right call, there is no coach in the nfl that would’ve done that for fear of losing their job yet everyone of them knows it was the call that has the highest percent chance of winning the game in that situation. Most would’ve punted and lost anyway with everyone saying “Oh well the defense couldn’t get it done.” Bullshit. Bill is on another level and 8 times out 10 they get that 4th down and win the game.

30 yards or 70 yards doesn’t matter when its peyton manning with 2 minutes, timeouts, no pass rush, and a tired secondry. The chance of winning by getting a defensive stop in that situation is tiny.

prez, don;t be retarded, 30 yards and 70 yards is a completely different game

gd magic johnson is so on point its so nice to be around sane people…

dudes on tv were talking like bill b invaded russia in the winter

You’re an idiot. You lost the game BECAUSE OF THIS CALL. The fact that he “showed balls” doesn’t give you a win… doesn’t help you with homefield… and doesn’t help you get another superbowl this year.

Horrible call. Horrible clock management. Last but not least… HILARIOUS that you say “we are still a team to be reckoned with”… I can hear your voice crack while you utter this.

What if the Colts go undefeated this year… I mean ALL YEAR… still a good call?

ahahahahahahahhahahaha!

I was going to write something but it seems everything has already been said……………..cant wait to see those fucking colts again in the playoffs

Are you people retarded? Seriously? Indy didn’t need a FG to tie or win, they needed a fucking touchdown….and you just dropped it in their laps.

I would assume there was some grumbling in the lockerroom towards Belichick. Everyone has mental lapses, but that was one of the biggest I have seen this year. “Peyton was going to drive them down the field regardless” is a joke when you’re up 6 on your own 28 with under two to play on fourth down. Read that last sentence again.

You punt 100 out of 100 times in that situation.

Oh well….Belichick makes the right call 90% of the time, but that has to sting for NE fans as that was Chris Webber timeout stupid.

j live,

if they didn’t need a field goal, what difference does it make where the pats stop them?

I agree great call if we pull that off then Bill is a genius once again. plus, the call actually WORKED, the refs just would have none of it

J LIve:
Odds of making that 4th and ending the game, IMHO: 75%
Odds of Peyton *not* scoring a TD if we punt: 30%

He did the logical thing, what any poker player would do.

How is this even an argument? Would you rather leave the game in Leigh Bodden’s hands or Tom Brady’s? If you don’t go for it on 4th in that situation with all things considered, you’re an idiot or a pussy trying to keep a job and avoid flack.

bruinsrule1211 the Colts almost ran out of time cause they were making sure they killed the clock so the Pats couldn’t drive and kick a FG.

i agree with EP here, the defense was tanked, and giving up like 12 yards a play in the 4th. if anything, i assumed they would score quick from the 30.

cant wait to hear JT’s take tomorrow morning

Patriots have yet to win a meaningful road game and will most likely have to win 2 of them to make it to the Super Bowl. They have great coaching, a great QB and a good defense but they’re not doing much come January.

The defense was clearly exhausted in the 4th quarter, there was no way we would’ve stopped them if we had punted. Going for it was 100% the right choice. The refs blew the call on the spot on that 4th down, and also on that bullshit pass interference.

plus if its any consolation the nerds at football outsiders (pro football prospectus) agree, going for it was the right call.

“Before running the play, New England has a .77 Win Percentage. If they punt, that goes down to .74. If they convert a first down and gain no extra yardage, it goes up to .92.”

NO BRAINER

21 points in the 4th quarter…..21…btw where’s laurence maroney’s fumble on the goal line play into all this?

The fact that the Pats D is such shit that Fillachick went for it on 4th and 2 (even though the numbers say you never make a stupid decision like that) shows just how screwed the Pats are come playoff time. You can’t win a Superbowl without a solid defense. Pats D is straight ass.

The Patriots would have won this game if this were five years ago. Welcome back to reality Massholes; your teams no longer reign supreme.

that hot dog on the left of the screen is absolutley fucking killing me by the way. that’s a huge weiner… great point nathan with the use of your number logic

Many of you want to blame BB or say the refs made a horrible decision on the spot or talk about the phantom interference call…

But how about you put some blame on someone who really deserves it…Maroney!!! How the fuck do you fumble the ball on the 1!! If the score a TD or a FG then this whole situation with BB does not even occur. Maroney is a fucking joke and should never be given the ball again.

I have to say that was disgusting in my opinion and I agree that it was the right call and they definitely had the 1st down but the thing that’s most upsetting is knowing that forever we have to listen to how this was the greatest comeback ever and Peyton is a demi-god and he pisses excellence and shits glory and builds homeless shelters with his dick and what-not. That’s the only thing that I’m upset about. That’s just my opinion though.

hey i love belichick, and i agree with him 99.9999999% of the time, but come on. you have to punt here.

however, it’s a little more complicated than just 1 call. we played a hell of a game, too well to let it come down to that one call especially after being up 17 points in the 4th quarter. but this is one of those cases where belichick comes out looking like a genius if we convert, but looking like a moron if we don’t, unfortunately he’s gonna be portrayed as moron in the coming week.

Racki -

Totally agree. The announcers tried to play it off too ‘oh thats the first RB fumble this season for the Pats’ but when Brady throws 50 times a game, its easy for the RB not to fumble. If Jabroney didn’t cough up that ball, game over. Brady’s pick in the endzone the previous drive also should have ended in points.

pres i usually agree with u on alot of shit but you are absoultely wrong here you have no clue that they wouldnt have stopped them No Fucking Clue and to say that is fuckin bullshit and you just made a bad situation worse by me reading this

where are all of you getting these percentages of what would happen if they punted/go for it?

you are wrong. bad call on BB.

try winning a superbowl when you don’t tape the other teams walk through. hey if you’re not cheating you’re not trying

I love my G-men

royal t-don’t they have barstool ny now?

you wish your g-men had belichick as a coach and were capable of even getting within 3 scores of the colts

Tappin’s poker reference works. made the percentage play and the colts sucked out o the river.

horriable call

Horrible bush league decision. EP get your nose out of BB’s ass crack, you schmuck.

awful fuckin decision, they had seven punts in the game and probably 3 or 4 three and outs, and every scoring drive except for the one that addai ran in on in the 4th was a long, time consuming drive, so the punt was absolutely the right move, 70 yards, 2 mins and one time out, u have to trust ur defense to come up with something, and with some of the passes peyton threw when he panicked that game u have to take the chance

and if he planned on going for it on fourth down both third and fourth down should’ve been run plays, if u cant get two yards on 2 running plays then u have worse problems than losing 1 game

Belichick absolutely made the right call. Whether he got the ball on our 28 or his own one, Manning absolutely could have marched it up field for a touchdown. He had three timeouts, and was throwing against an exhausted D. If we had punted it, the only difference is that everyone would have been all over Manning’s nuts for being able to drive 70 yards in two minutes to win the game. Mistakes were made, no doubt. Maroney’s fumble on the one definitely hurt. Belichick decided to go big and end it on his own terms, rather than let Manning look like a hero. I’d rather have a few fake-ass fans (read Shaughnessy) question The Hooded One than have the entire country suck Manning’s dick.

The fact that people are defending this a a riot. Is everyone on his cock that hard they really think it was a good call? You have got to be kidding me … If the Pats didn’t cover I am sure this is a different set of comments here … Bad call, even in Madden I would have punted

How about Maroney fumbling on his way in? Why don’t you all “blame” someone who deserves it. Oh wait, ya’ll are blaming the refs for a poor spot. It was right btw, but if it wasn’t right, challenge it! Oh, you can’t. You blew the T/O’s. I seem to remember a few past ‘gambles’ that worked and you all enshrined BB.

When are you all going to gain an ounce of humility and say, Shit, the Colts aren’t bad. They were losing and fought back and beat a good Pats team.

El Pres knows more than I originally thought…

Told you the Colts would beat you. Yeah, you dominated until the 4th, when your old ass team got tired. Looks like Boston was 0-3 this weekend.

it’s funny how people keep finding excuses to pick up for their loser teams just like with the Red Sox

Anyone who thinks they should have punted there sits down to take a pee.

http://www.advancednflstats.com/2009/11/belichicks-4th-down-decision-vs-colts.html

Such a +EV decision.

If the offense is the money maker the pats are going nowhere in the playoffs. Nothing like bitch slapping your defense on national TV after they picked Manning twice.

For anyone who thinks they should have punted, read this article: http://www.advancednflstats.com/2009/11/belichicks-4th-down-decision-vs-colts.html. The Pats make that first down 70% of the time, Manning scores from his 30 yard line 50% of the time. It was clearly the right decision.

Maybe it was maybe it wasn’t. But one thing is for sure, I feel very confident that we can absolutely work the Colts in the playoffs. Cant fucking wait to see them again.

I want to hear jerry’s thoughts on this. IMO he’s probably the best football analyst out there.

Of course, he’s also the Al Sharpton of the patriots world, looking for every slight as a way to prove “everyones against us!!!” I figured it started when costas opened the game with “the straight shooter (dungy) vs the rule bender (BB)”. I could here JT’s righteous indignation all the way down here in CT

People are bitching about him going for it on 4th down but I agreed with it. Colts had just gone the length of the field in 3 plays. The spot was a joke but seriously, it’s what you expect in the away stadium. I think a lot was decided in November in a game they should have won. Playoffs will go through Indianapolis and they are going to the superbowl. Too bad.

I know its easy to judge the result and not the call, but WTF. Tim Sorgi has a 75% chance of scoring a TD from the 29, let alone Manning. If the offense is the moneymaker, lets never punt again. Release the kicker toopen up a roster spot for another linebacker and just go old school.

I think last night was the PERFECT spot for a pooch punt out of the shotgun. Could have let Faulk do it. The guy is money.

Time to take the rose-colored glasses off. Worst decision EVER! If all the people who are saying “he didn’t trust his defense”..if that is true, then why the hell would you take the chance of giving Manning the ball on the 28 yard line!!?? If you don’t trust your defense, at least make him have to go 60 – 70 yards to score, not the last third of the field. F’n ridiculous!

I’ll always believe that Kevin Faulk got a first down. And if the game was being played at Gillette, I’m sure it would have been. But just looking at that play, why wasn’t the ball going to Welker or Moss? I have confidence in Faulk when he’s running draws or catching screens, but on a big pass play like that, the ball should be going to one of our two best receivers.

Faulk didnt get the first down, Maroney had a dumb fumble, horrible timeout management down the stretch and a bad 4th and 2 play call.

If you “know” manning is going to score anyway then why not make him go 70 yards instead of 30 and perhaps bring in other factors into play like bad snaps, fumbles, int’s etc.

Manning is 5-1 in his last 6 against that pats.

No excuses, maybe Indy gets upset in the divisional round of the playoffs.

Diehard Pats fan. Horrendous call, not sure how you can even defend it. Make them go 70 yards, not 28.

Regardless, Pats are a team to reckon w/. I like what I see out of the secondary and the big lineman Vollmer is a beast. Got 7 more games to fine tune this team and they will be very dangerous come playoff time. Can talk all you want about this call, but bottomline, this isn’t going to make or break their season. Maybe cost them home field advantage but besides that Pats will most likely have a home playoff game, then off to Indy. The Pats do not fear Indy in any way after this loss.

Love the pre-game where they asked the living 20 H.O.F. QB’s who they would rather have Brady or Manning.

What was it 16.5 for Manning…

3.5 for Brady.

Ouch, that hurts the homer in me!

Old ass defense? As in who? Bruschi Vrabel Harrison and Seymour, ya moron? I wouldve gone punt personally. Too many juicy picks from Peyton earlier, and less than 2 min? And thy hav 1 TO? I kno d was beat but come on. Gotta trust the d

Horrible play call as well. You can whine all you want about the ref f*ing up the spot (and they did), but shame on the Pats for even putting themselves in a situation where they could get screwed. 4th and 2, how about calling a 5 yard pass to Moss or Welker who were open all night.

And for the rumpswabs who still can’t fault Belichick for anything, both Tedy Bruschi and Rodney Harrison, two of Bill’s favorite people in the world, said it was a bad coaching move.

On the plus side, I still would not have anyone else coaching this team and, with Vollmer, left tackle appears to be all set for the next 10 years.